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It has been said that any film opening with a shot of a train is bound to be good. To which one might add, any television show featuring horses had better be good. Creatures of grace and power, horses lend an instant sense of significance to any story. The syncopated urgency of galloping hooves promises excitement and adventure, and that promise should only be made if there is a chance of it being kept. There are a lot of horses in the CW's new period drama "Reign," and someone should take them all away. FULL COVERAGE: Fall TV preview 2013 "Reign," premiering Thursday, does not deserve its horses. Or its castles. Or its splendid gardens, wide trestle tables...

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It has been said that any film opening with a shot of a train is bound to be good. To which one might add, any television show featuring horses had better be good.
Creatures of grace and power, horses lend an instant sense of significance to any story....